NEW DELHI: Sir Alastair Cook on Saturday praised Joe Root after he surpassed the former skipper’s record of most Test centuries for England. Root achieved his 34th Test century in the second innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s Stadium, scoring 103 runs off 121 balls. With the performance, Root surpassed Cook’s…
NEW DELHI: Jonty Rhodes, the fielding coach for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), commented on the rumors surrounding India captain Rohit Sharma‘s potential move to the franchise for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season.With the mega auction for IPL 2025 approaching, there has been growing uncertainty regarding Rohit’s future, particularly his potential departure from…
NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants fielding coach Jonty Rhodes has ignited a debate surrounding the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Impact Player rule and retention policies. Rhodes expressed concerns that the Impact Player rule, while adding excitement, undermines the crucial role of all-rounders in T20 cricket.Introduced in IPL 2023, the Impact Player rule allows teams to…
NEW DELHI: Former South Africa cricketer and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) fielding coach Jonty Rhodes believes that Zaheer Khan, recently appointed as the mentor of the franchise, will significantly benefit the team with his calm demeanor, especially in meetings and player performance enhancement. The announcement of Zaheer’s new role was made on Wednesday at an…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s wicket-keeper batter Azam Khan found himself in a dangerous situation as he copped a blow to his neck while playing for Guyana Amazon Warriors on Friday in the Caribbean Premier League. In the match against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, Azam faced a fierce bouncer that led to a bizarre dismissal, leaving both…
NEW DELHI: On August 31, 1968, West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers achieved an unprecedented feat by becoming the first batter to hit six sixes in an over. This remarkable accomplishment took place during a first-class match of the English County Championship, where Sobers was leading Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan.Exactly 56 years later, on August 31,…
With a home Test season coming up, followed by the gruelling five-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, India captain Rohit Sharma is putting in the hard hours to stay in shape while being exempted from participation in the Duleep Trophy.India are scheduled to play 10 Tests between September and January as part of…
Hitting all six deliveries in an over out of the park is a feat that was first accomplished in cricket at any level on August 31, 1968, when the West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers hit 6 sixes in an over while leading Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan in a first-class match of the English County Championship….
Bangladesh team for the second Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi underwent a forced change due to Shoriful Islam’s groin injury. The fast bowler is not participating in the match and has been replaced by fellow pacer Taskin Ahmed in the playing eleven.Taskin’s inclusion signals his comeback to Test cricket after a gap of one year….
NEW DELHI: Because of his versatility in fielding at any position on the ground, former South Africa cricketer and Pro Cricket League brand ambassador Jonty Rhodes declared that Ravindra Jadeja is the “best fielder” in modern cricket.After India won the T20 World Cup in Barbados in June of this year, Jadeja, Virat Kohli, and Rohit…
